A Day Of Vintage Shopping

Okay...so the stuff was new, but with old styles coming back/old styles that never went away, it felt like a day at the mall from my teen years...only, back then I didn't have any money and would have only been allowed to try on my purchases of the day...LOL! Walked out of the mall with a pair of Calvin Klein jeans and a pair of Ray-Ban Wayferer sunglasses. Man, I'm so stuck in the 80's!!!

T.G.I.F.!!!

This has been one long week, and I am so glad I will soon see it's end! It has been the week of bad news...let me tell you! One friend of ours lost a loved one to a tragic accident...another lost her job...the roof of our house is totaled out (okay, so that one isn't ALL bad because the insurance covers it, but it is the work of getting someone out there, and then the banging for who knows how long).

Come on 5 o'clock! Get me out of here!!!!

Rambling...

I've seen some pretty hateful comments all over the web the last couple of days, and I have to ask...WHY? Seems to me that there are always people who try to put themselves above others for whatever reason...religion, color, shape, financial standing, etc. It is depressing that people can't learn to accept each other's differences! I mean, with the recent stuff in Norway, I've seen talk that religion is the cause of the world's problems; but I have to argue, lack of tolerance is the cause of the world's problems. If people didn't have religion to fall on as their reason behind their hate, they would simply pick something else. There are people in this world that just love to hate! I really wish people would just get over themselves...period! No one is perfect...no one is better than anyone else...we are all unique, and as soon as the rest of the world gets that through their thick skulls the better off we will all be!

Okay, so I'm really getting tired of this heat! A pale girl like me does not do well in 100+ degree weather! I was not made for this! I am so ready for fall to kick in.

I am also so ready for my vacation...same it is still several months away. I really need a real break away from everything...time to go off and just relax. Things have been all around pretty stressful, and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel right now.

Thinking Ahead...Or...Thinking At All!

It simply amazes me how little people think ahead...or as it sometimes seems...at all! I mean, if you know you will have to turn left at a point on the road, why do so many sit in the far right lane until the very last minute? If one knows an expense is in their future, why don't they plan and save up for it? If they know they are going on a vacation, why don't they let their employers know with enough advance so that they can make sure that there is plenty of coverage while the person is gone...instead of waiting until the week before at which point people may have already made plans for other things, and someone's plans WILL have to be changed?

I think about this often...especially on my morning commute. I mean, I KNOW that there will be a certain amount of traffic, and I need to make a right turn after I exit, so I take the exit before the one for my street to give me ample time to move over to the far right safely. However, every morning, I get flipped off or looked at funny if I don't come to a complete stop in the middle of traffic to allow someone to cut in front of me to make a turn 10 yards away because they didn't move over in advance of their turn!

Just plan ahead, people! It is easier, and safer!!!

Ahhh...Time Warp!

SyFy is having a "Greatest American Hero" marathon today. This was pretty much the ONLY show I could get my dad to watch on TV when I was younger. He wasn't big on TV, but he seemed to like the humor of Mr. H running into walls and stuff. Ahhhhh...good times...the 80's and the bad acting of the time. Oh, and the bad costumes. Good stuff!

Today's Rants!

I hate trying to lose weight! My stomach got a little stretched out again (internally), so I've been eating a bit more than I would like to. This has meant that I've seen NO weight loss, even though I've been doing good to exercise. So, this week, I've gone back to very strict portion control and staying within my 1200-1300 calorie limit...no exceptions. My stomach is so not liking these smaller portions! I have the energy and all, but I haven't yet gotten past feeling hungry all the freakin' time! UGH! I HATE this! I know in about another week I will be just fine...I've been there before. I'm trying to get back to where a kids' meal fills me up (which, by the way, in most places is a 500 calorie meal, and if the average person is only supposed to have about 2000 a day, that doesn't leave much for the other 3-4 meals we should be eating, since it is highly recommended we have 3 meals and 2 snacks every day). I'm still about 12 lbs away from my goal weight...17 lbs away from the weight I want to be for my cruise in 6 months (I want to be 5 lbs below my goal, so that I don't come home and have to go back on a diet again...LOL).

On a different topic...I really have a dislike for rude people! Encountered one on my way to work today. Won't go into details...but he was plain rude!

Such Sweet Music...

...is the sound of rain and thunder...especially when it has been absent for so long!

Nobody's Perfect

Have you ever noticed how there are actually people in this world who feel it is actually possible for a person to be perfect all the time? Now, thankfully, people who I really care about know otherwise. They understand that people are just that...people! People are not perfect, we make mistakes! Yep, contrary to what SOME believe, people are only people, and no one is perfect by any means. We all have days where we may not feel quite perfect...didn't sleep well the night before, something happened that has us a bit upset and we don't really feel like talking about it, too much stuff going on around us, or just plain need for a break because you have been going full force for months without one. These are all reasons one may make a mistake, right? So to those in the world who may be reading this and may be thinking that perfection in people is a reality, please, I implore you...please change your thinking! It will be better for everyone if we learn to accept the flaws of others, understand that is possible for people to just have a bad day, and go on with life!